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Clark

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Clergyman
English
Surname and occupational name for a clerk or secretary.

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Clark

Pronunciation

c-la-rk

Famous People

Superman''s alter ego Clark Kent

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #268, 877 births); most recent 2025 (rank #377, 837 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #4963, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6325, 18 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202583718
202472520
202370917
202272916
202179326
202079223
201980422
201885521
201786120
201686716

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #380, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #845, 38 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202538
202433
202339
202244
202145
202064
201980
201892
2017114
2016119

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1423, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202322
202220
202115
202017
201917
201814
201713
201612
20157
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #603, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
20214
2020–
20194
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #217, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 18 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202518
20249
20239
20227
202113
202017
20199
20188
201723
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #352, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20224
20214
20203
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #222, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
20228
202115
202011
201911
20186
20179
201616
201520
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence